MV Princess of the Orient
- MV Princess of the Orient
MV "Princess of the Orient" was a passenger ferry owned by Sulpicio Lines that sank off Fortune Island, near Batangas City in September of 1998.
The sinking
On September 18 1998, Sulpicio’s M/V "Princess of the Orient", sailing from Manila to Cebu, sailed into a typhoon. She capsized at 12:55 p.m. near Fortune Island in Batangas. Of 388 passengers on board, around 150 perished. Passengers were floating at sea for more than 12 hours before rescuers were able to reach survivors. [ [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=122670 Strings of Maritime Tragedies] ]
See also
* List of shipwrecks in 1998
Notes and References
External links
* [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=122670 Strings of Maritime Tragedies]
* [http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/june/19/yehey/opinion/20070619opi1.html Ship Awry]
* [http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2002/11/04/oped/editorial.html Safety in the High Seas]
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